October 2, 2024
TRENTON, NJ (MERCER)–Acting Mercer County Prosecutor Theresa L. Hilton and Trenton Police Director Steve Wilson announced today that an investigation conducted by the Mercer County Homicide Task Force (MCHTF) and the Trenton Police Department has resulted in the arrest of a Trenton man for the shooting death of a 17-year-old city resident.
Keisan Simmons, 19, is charged with one count of first-degree murder, one count of second-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose and one count of second-degree unlawful possession of a weapon. He was arrested on Monday, September 30, in Morrisville, Pa., by the U.S. Marshals New York/New Jersey Regional Fugitive Task Force with assistance from the Morrisville Police Department. Simmons is being held at the Bucks County Correctional Facility. The prosecutor’s office will file a motion to detain him pending trial.
At approximately 12:32 p.m. on September 22, 2024, Trenton police responded to the area of Parkside and Homan avenues on a ShotSpotter activation. Responding officers arrived on scene to discover the victim, later identified as Opium Leverette, 17, of Trenton, suffering from a gunshot wound to the back. Leverette was transported to Capital Health Regional Medical Center where he was pronounced dead a short time later.
The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to contact MCHTF Detective Luis Vega at (609) 278-2720 or Sgt. William Jett Jr. at (609) 331-5010. Information can also be emailed to [email protected].
Despite having been charged, every defendant is presumed innocent until found guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
The United States Marshals Service of Philadelphia and the Morrisville Borough Police Dept arrested Keisan Simmons, 19, at an apartment complex in the 200 block of W. Bridge Street. Simmons was wanted for a Mercer County murder by firearm which occurred September 22nd in the 200 block of Homan Ave in Trenton, NJ.
17-Year-Old Killed in Trenton Shooting
Names of the 2024 Trenton Homicide Victims
- 01/13/2024 Eduardo Lopez-Cruz, 38, of Trenton, Shooting
- 01/16/2024 Stefon Locke, 33, Shooting on 1/16 died 2/8/2024
- 02/28/2024 Shawn Moore, 45, Trenton, Shooting
- 03/19/2024 Donnell Jenkins age 52, Stabbing
- 04/04/2024 Jose Alfredo Azcona Garcia, 46, of Trenton, Shooting
- 05/01/2024 Jerome Francis, 43, of Hamilton
- 05/01/2024 Chevaughn Fagan, 28, of Trenton
- 05/19/2024 Stephon Fisher, 18, of Trenton, Shooting
- 05/26/2024 Dwayne Penix, 20, of Trenton, Shooting
- 06/11/2024 Johnathan Applegate
- 06/23/2024 Samier Vincent, 30, of Trenton, Shooting, died 6/27/2024
- 07/04/2024 Amir Williams, 32, of Trenton, Shooting
- 09/22/2024 Opium Leverette, 17, of Trenton, Shooting
@USMS_Philly and the Morrisville Borough Police Dept arrested Keisan Simmons, 19, at an apartment complex in the 200 block of W. Bridge Street. Simmons was wanted for a Mercer County murder by firearm which occurred September 22nd in the 200 block of Homan Ave in Trenton, NJ. pic.twitter.com/w8svwALIls
— U.S. Marshals Service Philadelphia (@USMS_Philly) September 30, 2024